Web Tools for the Classroom

Technology tools can be used to engage and challenge students. You will find a variety of tools and resources on this page to utilize in your classroom. You may also find one or two tools to make your life a little easier. If you find great resources not listed on this page, please take a minute and email it to Teresa Nicholas, teresa.nicholas@pulaski.kyschools.us, so that it can be added to this growing resource list.

Keeping up with the News:Zite: News stories customized for you. Flipboard: Brings content from social networks, news publications and blogs into one location.Feedly: https://feedly.com/i/discoverInstapaper: Bookmark web articles to read later. Storify: Follow stories or create your own by pulling content together from social media, blogs, etc.

Apps:Mystery Math Town: Solve math problems to save fireflies and unlock rooms. Designed for students ages 6 - 12+Scribble Press: Allows students to imagine, create and publish.DragonBox Algebra 12+: Key concepts of keeping equations balanced in a game format - feed the dragon so it grows and unlocks other levels.Fotobabble: Create "talking photos"

Photography and Video Resources:Tubechop: Copy specific sections from a youtube video to share.Quietube: Watch videos without comments or advertisements. Works with Youtube, Viddler and Vimeo.Viewpure: Watch Youtube videos without comments, ads or other distractions.Pixlr: Fast editing, effects and refinement tools.Touch-Retouch App: Remove unwanted objects from photos using iPhone/iPad.

Social Media Tools:If This Then That: Allows you to set up rules to help run your social media feeds.Twitter: Follow people or groups to keep informed.TweetDeck: Keep your Twitter feeds organized.Hootsuite: Organization of your Twitter feeds.Twitterrific: App to manage Twitter on iPhone/iPad.

Classroom Management:Class Dojo: Free app for iOS or Android devices; allows parent communication and self-monitoring.Symbaloo: Social bookmarking - create links for your students.Diigo: social bookmarking that allows you to highlight information and share.Reference Tools and Resources:Citation Machine: Allows student to choose format to use and then creates the citation.Photomath: Camera calculator - app understands basic to complex questions.Paper Rater: Proofreading with grammar checks, spell checks and plagiarism checks.EduTeacher: One stop shop for a variety of resources for teachers.Ed Tech Speed Dating: An ever changing list of "Best Of" apps and tools for teachers.

Texting:AT&T Drive Mode: Once app is selected, sends preset automated responses, silences incoming message alerts and phone calls, prevents reading or typing anything. Can set option to make and receive calls from up to 5 numbers plus 911.DriveSafe.ly: App for Blackberry or Android devices. Reads text messages, calls and emails and will send automatic reply or allow you to reply via voice.Text-STAR: Uses GPS to determine speed and disables texts if more than 10 mph.